With vintage guitars as popular as they’ve become, their cost has skyrocketed in recent years. Even relic’d new guitars are often outrageously over-priced. Now, Ibanez proudly offers Artcore Vintage—the alternative to pricey vintage instruments.

With vintage guitars as popular as they’ve become, their cost has skyrocketed in recent years. Even relic’d new guitars are often outrageously over-priced. Now, Ibanez proudly offers Artcore Vintage—the alternative to pricey vintage instruments.

"I started coming to Japan in the late '70s. I was very flattered when some representatives of Ibanez came to one of our concerts and showed me some of their guitars. I am quite proud to be associated with them." – Pat Metheny

For a decade now, Ibanez has continued to energize the hollow-body segment with wide range of designs-with everything from rockin' hybrids to straight-up jazz-boxes. The new Expressionist line begins yet anotherchapter in the Artcore story.
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